Animation History

  • When was the first animation created?

    When was the first animation created?
    The first animated projection (screening) was created in France, by Charles-Émile Reynaud. On 28 October 1892, he projected the first animation in public, called "Pauvre Pierrot" aka Poor Pete.
  • Who is the father of animation?

    Who is the father of animation?
    J. Stuart Blackton was a British-American filmmaker, and one of the first to use animation in his films.
  • Who invented cel animation?

    Who invented cel animation?
    Earl Hurd, patented the cel animation process that dominated the animation industry for the rest of the decade.
  • What was the first form of animation?

    What was the first form of animation?
    The debut short Fiddlesticks was the first animated film released using the two-strip Technicolor process. It was notable as the first Flip the Frog cartoon for MGM, and one of only two made in color.
  • When was computer animation first used?

    When was computer animation first used?
    Early digital computer animation was developed at Bell Telephone Laboratories in the 1960s by Edward E. Zajac, Frank W. Sinden, Kenneth C. Knowlton, and A. Michael Noll.
  • Who created the 12 principles of animation?

    Who created the 12 principles of animation?
    Disney's Twelve Basic Principles of Animation were introduced by the Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas in their 1981 book The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation. 1.) Squash and Stretch
    2.) Anticipation
    3.) Staging
    4.) Straight ahead action pose to pose
    5.) Overlapping Action
    6.) Slow In and Slow Out
    7.) Arc
    8.) Secondary Action
    9.) Timing
    10.) Exaggeration
    11.) Solid Drawing
    12.) Appeal